PCB suspend Zulqarnain Haider’s contract
The Pakistan cricket board have suspended the stipend contract of wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider.
The 24-year-old on Monday flew from Dubai (where Pakistan were due to play their fifth and final match of their ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 team officials, and has since made claims that he had been subjected to death threats after rebuffing approaches to fix the results of the final two matches of the series against the Proteas.
After arriving in London, Haider also announced his retirement from international cricket as a result of the threats made against both himself and his family.
While Haider has communicated his claims to the media and has been in touch with the International Cricket Council, the PCB has released a statement that states the board is trying to contact the player, but “attempts to contact him have so far remained unsuccessful”.
In the same statement, the PCB announced it has formed a fact-finding committee to establish the facts surrounding Haider’s disappearance from the team hotel in Dubai, while also stating that the “PCB has suspended the Stipend Contract of Mr. Zulqarnain Haider for violating terms and conditions of the same”.
The ICC had also earlier issued their own statement on the matter, with Chief Executive http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719 stating that: "Clearly this is in the first instance a team matter for Pakistan cricket but the ICC is willing to provide assistance to the PCB and the player.
"We understand his plight if reports are indeed true, but we can only help if he is willing to engage with us."
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